The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-06-16
Westward the "Star Of the Empire"
Continues to Take Its CourSe-the
Progress Of Bottineau.
List Of the Buildings that Have Been in
Process Of Construction During
the Past Two WeekS-More
Coming, and the Future Prosperity Of
Bottineau an Assured PaCt-EX-
CelSiof is the Cry.
4 COOP LIST.

Scarcely month ago the shrill shrek O
hesfrst locomotive awoke our speople t,
the fact that the railroad was really here
and that the dawn of new era had burs
upon us. Then followed the tap of ham
mers and the zip-zip of saws as busy work
men commenced erecting uew buildings
on the new townsite, and of which q great
many are now nearly completed, and others
in all stages Of completion.
Myriads Of people from other climes, at.
tracted by our healthy climate, good soil
and splendid prospects for the future, have
tiocked to the town, and contributed in nc
small degree to the phenomenal change
which has been wrought within the past
few weeks. We do not wish to give our
readers the idea that the town is"booming, -
for that would be erroneous. The simple
fact is that Bottineau is having a steady,
powerful growth, such as many of our Da-
kota towns are having at present, and
which is destined to make q great change
here during the next six months.
The new town is pleasantly situated one
mile from the old site, and at present will
be almost entirely on the southwest side
of the railroad. Below we give q list of
the new buildings:
| The first i'll Importance and size is Bulde
| Bros. big building on Main street. Its
size is 5Ox6O feet, and is divided into sever
al rooms, the largest of which will be occu-
pied by complete stock of dry goods, gro
ceries, etc., under the management of J. b.
Sinclair. Judge Thompson will occupy
another large room in this building with
his drugstore, and in one end of which V.B
Noble will also esconce the post Office
Further back IRE the PIONEER rooms from
which this papcrswiil now be printed. AL
together it will be great combination of
business, under the same roof. Raasleaf
Moen, contractors and builders, have
Z reasn to feel proud Of their job: --..-
i. Batesen sl,ave their building,
size 30x80 feet, entirely finrs.a and have
opened up their stock of dry goous, $50.
ceries, hardware, etc. They have o yer,
fine building. Virgil s. Huff, of Fargo
were the contractors and builder, and hav,
given the town one of its finest lookin,
buildings.
Stoug glton, Chamberlain & Mcintosh
have SUBSTANTIAL looking building, 3OxGl
feet in size, just finished into which they
have moved their large ssstock Of general
merchandise, and are accommodating thu
public with much better facilities thag be-
fore. Raasleaf & Moen also constructed
this building.
Kelley s. Hillhouse have opened up a
fine building. size 30x4O feet, with com.
plete stock of hardware, etc. These gentle.
men are 'rustlers" in their line. Alfred
Bissonette, contractor and builder.
The Bottineau Co. Bank, two-story
structure, 2Ox4O feet in size, is now being
erected, and will be ready for business in
q couple Of weeks.
| There are three livery stables, size of
each about 40x50 feet, and will be run by
the following frms-Stover Il McBain;
McKeen & Dickcy, and Woods Bros.
The Minneapolis Northern Elevator Co.
has the foundation of large elevator laid,
and the work on the building is progress
sing rapidly.
Hoover Bros, proprietors of the Botti-
neau Meat Market, have excavated cellar
at their location on Maine street, and are
erecting building, 24x24 feet, over same,
which work was let at contract to A. Bis
sonette.
Nj. o. Tibbitts is erecting an imposing
structure 24x36 feet, between tho Budde
building and Kelley & Hillhouses store,
which will be used by him as an Office and
residence.
D. McBrayen is building large addition
to his old hotel, which he recently moved
from the old town.
Chas. Taylor has new machinery house
opened for business, with one Of the best
stocks of machinery in the country.
Frank Morrissey, harness-maker, has
nice little building just completed, and
is opened for business.
A, NJ. Bergland, boot and shoe maker,
has new building we'll under way.
Thomas White is building residence on
Main street, and has the frame of same al-
ready up.
Other buildings are being propagated,
and will be put up as soon as possible, and
the prospects are good for steady growth
Of the town all summer.
The Free Lance Office and old county
building were removed down to the new
town the first of the week, and now occupy
positions on Main street.
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